Sustainable production
CARE FOR THE SOCIETY WE LIVE IN IS CLOSE TO OUR HEARTS.
A HANDMADE PRODUCTION WITH AN AIM FOR SUSTAINABILITY
We create ours whisky in the backyard of Købmandsgården i ÆrøskøbingThe distillery building itself, which is the old washhouse of the Merchant's Yard, won the 'Renover special prize' as a commendable renovation and reuse of the 1800th century building. The washhouse now forms the framework for the distillery.
The brewery where the wort is produced for distillation is located in the side building of the historic Gamle Købmandsgaard in Ærøskøbing opposite the distillery. It creates a cozy and interesting environment for our production and for visitors.
The UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals are an inspiration and a guideline for our whisky production. We care for the society we live in (goal no. 11) with our small production and it is important for us to produce our whisky with a high degree of renewable energy (goal no. 13). Caring for the society we live in on Ærø is close to our hearts, it is our life (goal no. 12).
MALT FROM ÅRØ
It has also been crucial for us to strengthen local agriculture and today we only use organic grain from Lone and Christian at Kammerrådgården approx. 4 km west of Ærøskøbing.
In total our Single Malt whisky is there traceability to the individual field? We have our own malting plant in the brewery, but since we cannot produce all our malt ourselves, we also have our own certified organic barley malted at a malting plant in Jutland.
OAK WOOD AND WHISKY ARE MADE FOR EACH OTHER
Ærø Oak which is our most local whisky is aged in a barrel, from the iconic oak from Nørregade 25 in ÆrøskøbingThe Royal Oak series is aged in a wine barrel from the Danish royal family. Other parts of the production are aged in our own imported American oak barrels, as well as barrels from Spain, primarily former Oloroso sherry barrels.
We create ours whisky in the backyard of Købmandsgården i ÆrøskøbingThe distillery building itself, which is the old washhouse of the Merchant's Yard, won the 'Renover special prize' as a commendable renovation and reuse of the 1800th century building. The washhouse now forms the framework for the distillery.
The brewery where the wort is produced for distillation is located in the side building of the historic Gamle Købmandsgaard in Ærøskøbing opposite the distillery. It creates a cozy and interesting environment for our production and for visitors.
The UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals are an inspiration and a guideline for our whisky production. We care for the society we live in (goal no. 11) with our small production and it is important for us to produce our whisky with a high degree of renewable energy (goal no. 13). Caring for the society we live in on Ærø is close to our hearts, it is our life (goal no. 12).
MALT FROM ÅRØ
It has also been crucial for us to strengthen local agriculture and today we only use organic grain from Lone and Christian at Kammerrådgården approx. 4 km west of Ærøskøbing.
In total our Single Malt whisky is there traceability to the individual field? We have our own malting plant in the brewery, but since we cannot produce all our malt ourselves, we also have our own certified organic barley malted at a malting plant in Jutland.
OAK WOOD AND WHISKY ARE MADE FOR EACH OTHER
Ærø Oak which is our most local whisky is aged in a barrel, from the iconic oak from Nørregade 25 in ÆrøskøbingThe Royal Oak series is aged in a wine barrel from the Danish royal family. Other parts of the production are aged in our own imported American oak barrels, as well as barrels from Spain, primarily former Oloroso sherry barrels.
You can read more about our production by clicking on the 4 different production processes in the image below.
Malting
We malt our own barley on our own malt floor. The process takes approx. 6 days, during which the barley is gently turned
The wort
We 'boil' malted barley and water over 4 stages. After the final stage, the wort is cooled before being poured into the fermentation tanks, where it ferments for approx. 4 days
Distillation
We distill in a double closed circuit (potstill and column) in the same process. The raw spirit (new-make) is approx. 85%
Storage
Ærø Whisky The raw spirit is stored in oak barrels. Sherry barrels of the Oloroso or PX type are primarily used, but we also have barrels made from local oak from Ærø
